Mauritania

President:Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz

Prime Minister:Yahya Ould Hademine

Capital city:Nouakchott

Languages:Arabic (official and national), Pulaar, Soninke, Wolof (all national languages), French
note: the spoken Arabic in Mauritania differs considerably from the modern standard Arabic used for official written purposes or in the media; the Mauritanian dialect, which incorporates many Berber words, is referred to as Hassaniya